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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Margaret returns from her trip in Act II, where does she go first?
(a) Looking for David.
(b) To check on Luke.
(c) The church.
(d) To get a drink from the refrigerator.

2. Who leaves to look for David in Act II?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) Margaret.

3. Who is the "funny, fast-talking, fiery" person mentioned in Act II?
(a) David as a child.
(b) David as an adult.
(c) The old Margaret.
(d) The new Margaret.

4. What musicians does David compare his father to in Act II?
(a) Miles Davis and Jellyroll Morton.
(b) Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane.
(c) John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.
(d) Jellyroll Morton and Louis Armstrong.

5. What time of day is it when Act II begins?
(a) Late evening.
(b) Noon.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Early morning.

6. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?
(a) Baby daughter.
(b) Margaret's mother.
(c) David's brother.
(d) A pastor friend.

7. In Act II Sister Boxer and Margaret argue about the difference between having trumpets and drums in church and what?
(a) Brother Boxer driving a liquor truck so he can contribute more money.
(b) Pianos in nightclubs.
(c) Using offering money to travel.
(d) Margaret leaving her husband.

8. What is on the record album that David is playing?
(a) Luke playing trombone.
(b) Luke playing trumpet.
(c) David playing piano.
(d) Dizzy Gillespie.

9. In Act II, Margaret is asked how she returned home from Philadelphia. Her answer was what?
(a) Flew in an airplane.
(b) Rode the bus.
(c) Rode the train.
(d) Received a ride from someone.

10. Who says, "he dying in his sins" during Act II?
(a) Brother Boxer.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Sister Moore.

11. Who says, "The whole world just get to be a great big empty basin"?
(a) Luke.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) David.
(d) Brother Boxer.

12. What scares David about being a musician?
(a) That he'll end up like his father.
(b) That he'll never make money.
(c) That he won't have family.
(d) That he won't be good enough.

13. Who defends Margaret to the others in Act II?
(a) David.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Luke.

14. Who says, "The way that box is going, you wouldn't of hear the Holy Ghost come in"?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Brother Boxer.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Margaret.

15. Who enters the church during the last line of a song in Act II?
(a) David.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Ida Jackson.
(d) Luke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character brings up the costs of operating a church during Act II?

2. Who mentions a "heart black with sorrow" in Act II?

3. Who says, "I'm bearing witness to the truth" in Act II.

4. Who says, "Ain't a soul been born infallible"?

5. In talking about the events that occurred ten years ago, Luke says that they were cursed for what reason?

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